Toro 74418 - Controls System Maintenance; Adjusting the Control Handle Neutral Position

ControlsSystem
Maintenance
AdjustingtheControlHandle
NeutralPosition
Ifthemotioncontrolleversdonotalignormoveeasily
intotheconsolenotch,adjustmentthem.Adjusteach
lever,spring,androdseparately.
Note:Themotioncontrolleversmustbeinstalled
correctly.SeeInstallingtheMotionControlLeversin
theSetupInstructions.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedposition,andsettheparking
brake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Tilttheseatforward.
4.Beginwitheithertheleftorrightmotioncontrol
lever.
5.Movelevertotheneutralpositionbutnotlocked
(Figure53).
Figure53
1.Neutrallockedposition3.Neutralpotion
2.Controllever
6.Pulltheleverbackuntiltheclevispin(onthe
armbelowthepivotshaft)contactstheendofthe
slot(justbeginningtoputpressureonthespring)
(Figure54).
Figure54
1.Clevispininslot
6.Doublenuts
2.Nut7.Jamnut
3.Nut-Lefthandthread
8.Yoke
4.Adjustmentbolt9.Balljoint
5.Pumprod
7.Checkwherethecontrolleverisrelativetothenotch
intheconsole(Figure53).Itshouldbecentered,
allowingthelevertopivotoutwardtotheneutral
lockposition.
8.Ifadjustmentisneeded,loosenthenutandjamnut
againsttheyoke(Figure54).
9.Applyslightrearwardpressureonthemotioncontrol
lever,andturntheheadoftheadjustmentboltin
theappropriatedirectionuntilthecontrolleveris
centeredintheneutrallockposition.
Note:Keepingrearwardpressureontheleverwill
keepthepinattheendoftheslotandallowthe
adjustmentbolttomovethelevertotheappropriate
position.
10.Tightenthenutandjamnut(Figure54).
11.Repeatontheoppositesideofmachine.
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